ShiftED Podcast #86 In Conversation with Joe Ortona Québec's Bill 1: What It Means for English Schools

Québec’s proposed Bill 1 – the Québec Constitution Act, 2025 would create a provincial constitution, redefine Québec’s constitutional autonomy, and amend numerous existing laws. Chris Colley sits down with Joe Ortona, chair of the English Montreal School Board and president of the Quebec English School Boards Association, to unpack what the bill could mean for minority language rights, English school governance, and access to constitutional challenges—at a moment when the future of English education in Québec faces new legal and political pressures.